Who makes budget speaker cables which are truly “good” or “exceptional” in quality?
You do!!
@unreceivedogma is right. With two caveats:
1. Unless you are running long cables, in which case you want to minimize inductance, by having the two conductors as close as possible.
2. Terminating connectors are a tradeoff. While they ensure a good connection to the speaker and to the cable, which is good, they introduce an extra pair of junctions, which is not good. But spades or bananas are convenient ... If you decide to go without, which is a good idea, just make sure that the copper at the connection points is clean and stays that way - Vaseline helps there. After a while, trim off the ends and repeat.
IMO. YMMV.
You do!!
@unreceivedogma is right. With two caveats:
1. Unless you are running long cables, in which case you want to minimize inductance, by having the two conductors as close as possible.
2. Terminating connectors are a tradeoff. While they ensure a good connection to the speaker and to the cable, which is good, they introduce an extra pair of junctions, which is not good. But spades or bananas are convenient ... If you decide to go without, which is a good idea, just make sure that the copper at the connection points is clean and stays that way - Vaseline helps there. After a while, trim off the ends and repeat.
IMO. YMMV.